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12 Sep 2012

Alexandra Silber and Will Reynolds

Photo by Mark Garvin

The American premiere of Love Story, the musical, based on the best-selling Erich Segal novel, starring Alexandra Silber (Broadway's Master Class) as Jenny Cavilleri and Will Reynolds (Mamma Mia! on tour) as Oliver Barrett IV, opens Sept. 12 following previews from Sept. 4 at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.

Direction and musical staging are by Annabel Bolton, who worked on the original English production. The run plays to Oct. 21 on the WST Mainstage.

The show — which premiered at Chichester's Minerva Theatre in June 2010 before moving to London's West End in December 2012 — features music by Howard Goodall, book by Stephen Clark and lyrics by Clark and Goodall.

"Inspired by Erich Segal's best-selling iconic novel of the same name, and one of the most romantic films of all time, this life-affirming musical will have audiences remembering the first time they fell in love," according to WST notes. "When Oliver Barrett IV wanders into a library in search of a book, he discovers Jenny Cavilleri. They came from different worlds. He was a Harvard man, she was Radcliffe. He was rich, she was poor. But they fell in love. This is their story."

Musical and vocal direction are by Douglass G. Lutz. The creative team also includes set designer Peter McKintosh, lighting designer Shon Causer, costume designer Colleen Grady and sound designer Will Pickens.